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Imagine going for hip or knee replacement surgery and walking out of the hospital that very same day. This could now be possible, thanks to technical and technological advances, leading to early recovery and fewer post-surgical complications. We get consultant orthopaedic surgeon Dato’ Dr Siva Kumar Ariaretnam, from Subang Jaya Medical Centre, to explain how he has refined his surgical technique, and adopted cutting-edge tech, to help patients get back on their feet within hours.

In our penultimate roundup for 2022, we catch-up with the co-founders of environmental journalism portal Macaranga, Wong Siew Lyn and Law Yao Hua, to discuss top environmental news from November 2022. Most Malaysians were focussed on GE15 this month, and the intense campaigning around it. But were conversations on prioritising the environment and the climate crisis also part of those discussions, from both the competing candidates, and civil society? November also brings monsoon rains to the country - have we learned lessons on how to cope with increased incidences of flooding, which seem to be getting more intense? Finally we turn our attention to the 19th Conference of the Parties to CITES which was held in Panama this month, and discuss the highlights from negotiations on the most important issues facing the trade in endangered species of animals and plants.

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美股这几天的走势都比较疲软，但中概股却呈现上涨的趋势。纳斯达克金龙中国指数11月累计的涨幅更是将近30%，跑赢美国三大股票市场的指数。然而，在中国铁腕监管政策底下，这些公司的投资价值是否依旧存在？域锋环球董事林卓锋将在节目中深入分析，中概股最近跑赢美股，到底意味着什么？

The 27th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change – COP27 – was meant to build on the outcomes of COP26 to deliver action on an array of issues critical to tackling the climate emergency. Were these critical issues - urgently reducing greenhouse gas emissions, building resilience, adapting to the impacts of climate change, delivering on the commitments to finance climate action in developing countries - met? We catch up with Meenakshi Raman, the President of Sahabat Alam Malaysia and the Head of Programmes at the Third World Network to discuss key outcomes, or lack thereof, from this set of negotiations.

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Since the implementation of UNDI18 or the lowering of voting age from 21 to 18, the youth have become increasingly important in shaping not just the outcome of elections but the direction of public policies too. But what role exactly do youths play in shaping public policy? We speak to Dr Jason Pandya-Wood, Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Nottingham Malaysia.

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11月24日新疆乌鲁木齐的一个民宅小区发生火灾，但因为严格的清零封控措施，导致救灾难上加难，依据官方声明，这场火灾最终酿成10人死亡、9人重伤，但网民对真实数据存有怀疑，传闻当地值班医生也透露实际死亡超过44人。严格的防疫政策令无辜的人民丧失生命，各地也都陆续爆发不同的示威活动，被称为「白纸革命」的抗争活动在中国各地遍地开花。

As Malaysia’s job market picks up pace, employers are seeing a shift when it comes to employee expectations. How does this affect employment and what are the current hiring trends? Ku Sim Ling, Director of Corporate Services at PERSOLKELLY Malaysia explains the findings of PersolKelly’s latest study on employment and the projected trends moving forward.

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Being in the art and culture industry for more than 30 years, Izan Satrina Mohd Sallehuddin, Senior Director of Partnerships & Creative Sector of Think City Sdn Bhd shares her journey of going the extra mile to advocate and empower the art and culture community. She is also the former founding CEO of Cendana, short for Cultural Economy Development Agency. 

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Lim Xin Yu and Jason Wee, the co-founders of The Asli Co, are dedicated to supporting indigenous mothers and the Orang Asli community in general. They explain the inception of this social enterprise as well as their big dreams of getting more Orang Asli children into and interested in school. 

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随着冠病疫情趋势转向、各国市场也重新开放，在新常态的基础上作出相应调整，自然是企业必经之路。而货运物流行业，除了能够做到「忍者」一般的飞天遁地、来去无影；超越速度的竞争力也是保住市占率的重要一环。本期节目，Ninja Van 马来西亚市场跨境主管就要来告诉我们：多元增值服务可以如何助力货运物流公司，在后疫情时代发挥「东南亚速度」。